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African Tales
African Tales
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Asian Tales
Asian Tales
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British Tales
British Tales
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Greek Myths
Greek Myths
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Modern Tales
Modern Tales
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Random
Random
100
What color is the Genie in the Walt Disney adaptation of Aladdin?
A) Black
B) Blue
C) Red
Blue
Give me your best Genie impression:
"You ain't never had a friend like me"
100
What is the name of the bear in "The Jungle Book"?
A) Bagheera
B) Baloo
C) Louie
Baloo
100
What does Jack climb up to reach the castle of an unfriendly giant?
A) A Beanstalk
B) Rapunzel's Hair
C) The Eiffel Tower
A Beanstalk
Now: Give me your best Giant impression:
"Fee-fi-fo-fum!
I smell the blood of an English man!"
100
The story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' is actually one of the oldest stories. What ancient time period does it come from?
A) Ancient Greece
B) Ancient Roman
C) The Medieval Times
Ancient Greece. It was one of the stories from Aesop's Fables.
100
What famous book and film series features English children going to a school to learn magic?
A) The Chronicles of Narnia
B) Harry Potter
C) The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
100
True or False: The description of a folktale typically consists of a story passed down from generation to generation through books?
A) True
B) False
False. They were told more by spoken words passed on by previous generations.
200
What phrase does Ali Baba use to get inside the Thieves' den?
A) Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
B) Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
C) Open Sesame
Open Sesame
200
According to Chinese legends, who took her aged father's place in the army by disguising herself as a man?
A) Bruce Lee
B) Kung Fu Panda
C) Mulan
Mulan
200
What famous children's story is about a boy that never grows up?
A) Harry Potter
B) King Arthur
C) Peter Pan
Peter Pan
200
According to Greek mythology, who is the God of the of the Sea?
A) Hades
B) Poseidon
C) Zeus
Poseidon
200
What set of stories are set in the land of Middle Earth and involve Hobbits and Elves?
A) Dungeons and Dragons
B) The Lord of the Rings
C) The Wizard of Oz
The Lord of the Rings
200
Where does Peter Pan take the kids he meets?
A) To Hogwarts
B) To Neverland
C) To Wonderland
To Neverland
300
When DreamWorks Studios made the animated movie "Sinbad: Legend of the 7 Seas", what movie star voiced Sinbad?
A) Brad Pitt
B) Mel Gibson
C) Will Smith
Brad Pitt
300
Several Chinese folktales include what mythological beasts?
A) Dragons
B) Unicorns
C) Yetis
Dragons
300
What British folk hero, with a bow and arrow, robbed the rich and gave it to the poor? [Hint: he lived merrily in the woods]
A) King Arthur
B) Peter Pan
C) Robin Hood
Robin Hood
300
Who is considered the greatest of the Greek heroes?
A) Achilles
B) Hercules
C) Odysseus
Hercules
300
What film series is based on many of the Greek Myths?
A) Harry Potter
B) Percy Jackson
C) Star Wars
Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Two of the main characters are the kids of the gods Athena and Poseidon.
300
After the stories set during the Middle Ages, English tales began being written about pirates. What pirate book is probably the most well known?
A) Pirates of the Caribbean
B) The Princess Bride
C) Treasure Island
Treasure Island
400
In the Jungle Book stories, Mowgli is a baby boy that is raised by wolves. What African folktale is about a baby boy being raised by gorillas?
A) The Boy Who Cried Wolf
B) Hercules
C) Tarzan
Tarzan
Can you give me your best Tarzan yell?
400
In Walt Disney's adaptation of 'The Jungle Book', what rock band were originally supposed to voice the 4 vulture characters in the movie?
A) The Beatles
B) The Rolling Stones
C) The Who
The Beatles. But Walt Disney thought it would date the movie too much.
Now sing me a Beatles song:
'She Loves You
Yeah Yeah Yeah
She Loves You
Yeah Yeah Yeah'
400
During what time period were English soldiers known for being knights in shining armour?
A) Ancient Roman
B) Middle Ages
C) The Renaissance
Middle Ages
400
Jason and Argonauts were a band of heroes that set sail on their ship the Argo in search of what?
A) The Golden Fleece
B) The Lasso of Truth
C) The Trojan Horse
The Golden Fleece
400
What British detective, along with his partner Doctor Watson, is considered the smartest of all time?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Hercule Poirot
C) Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
400
Who is the most recognizable legend from Viking and Norse mythology?
A) Erik the Red
B) Hagar the Horrible
C) Thor
Thor
500
What does Aladdin travel on?
A) A Cloud
B) A Magic Carpet
C) A Wooden Ship
A Magic Carpet
500
Where do the stories of the Jungle Book take place?
A) Africa
B) The Amazon
C) India
India
500
When Walt Disney made a movie about a young King Arthur meeting Merlin the Magician, what did they title the movie?
A) Excalibur
B) The Legend of King Arthur
C) The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
500
The famous Ancient Greek philosopher Plato, wrote about a futuristic Greek city that suddenly sank into the Ocean. What was the name of the lost city?
A) Atlantis
B) Sparta
C) Thermopylai
Atlantis
500
What story about a king, set in the savannas of Africa, is actually based on Shakespeare's play of Hamlet?
A) The Lion King
B) The Prince of Egypt
C) Tarzan
The Lion King
Can you tell me something in the Swahili language?
'Hakuna matata'
500
What science fiction series were based on the folktales discussed in the book 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces'?
A) Star Trek
B) Star Wars
C) Superman
Star Wars
600
How many Adventures did Sinbad the Sailor have on the 7 Seas?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 40
7
600
Many of folktales from China involve the use of what type of fighting?
A) Kick Boxing
B) Kung Fu
C) Sumo Wrestling
Kung Fu
600
What thing of Neverland scares Captain Hook the most?
A) A Crocodile
B) The Indian Tribe
C) Tinkerbell
A Crocodile
600
What did the Greek soldiers hide inside of before they captured the city of Troy?
A) A Battle Boat
B) A Wooden Horse
C) A Christmas Present
A Wooden Horse
600
What animated film series from DreamWorks is set in the country of China and based on its folklore?
A) Despicable Me
B) Kung Fu Panda
C) Shrek
Kung Fu Panda
600
Pixar released a movie last year that starred nothing but mythological creatures. What was the name of the movie?
A) Frozen II
B) Onward
C) Soul
Onward
700
How many Thieves did Ali Baba have to battle?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 40
40 Thieves
700
Godzilla was a Japanese metaphor for nuclear weapons. What is the Japanese term for a giant monster?
A) Gigantor
B) Kaiju
C) Mogwai
Kaiju
700
What is the name Robin Hood's best friend?
A) Friar Tuck
B) Little John
C) Prince John
Little John
700
Who is credited with the stories 'The Illiad' and The Odyssey'?
A) Homer
B) Plato
C) Socrates
Homer
700
What modern-day stories were based off of the stories of the Greek Gods?
A) Comic Book Superheroes
B) Pro Wrestlers
C) Spies & Secret Agents
Comic Book Superheroes
700
What is the name of the sword, that Arthur pulls from the stone, which makes him King of England?
A) Excalibur
B) Galahad
C) Lancelot
Excalibur
